# Edward Sels

Edward Sels (born 27 August 1941 at Vorselaar, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1963 to 1972, winning 35 races. He was road champion of Belgium in 1961 (Military) and 1964. He won seven stages in the Tour de France and one in the Giro d'Italia. He wore the yellow jersey for two days in the 1964 Tour de France. His sister, Rosa Sels, was a cyclist too.

## Major results

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### 1961

    1st Belgian Military Road Champion

### 1962

    1st Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
    1st Bruxelles–Zepperen, Sint-Lenaerts
    3rd Coupe Marcel Indekeu [fr]

### 1963

    1st Bruxelles-Liège [fr] (semi-professionals)
    1st Courtrai-Gammerages [fr]
    1st Antoing, Hoogstraten, Machelen, Sint-Lenaerts

### 1964

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    Tour de France
       1st stages 1, 11, 14 and 19
       Held after Stages 1–2
    Vuelta a España
       1st stage 1a
    8th Overall Paris–Nice
       1st stage 1 & 9
    1st stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg
    1st stage 2 Paris–Luxembourg
    1st Heusden Koers
    1st Auvelais, Braine-le-Comte, Dendermonde, Herentals, Oostrozebeke, Opwijk, Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Waregem
    2nd Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
    2nd Omloop van Limburg
    2nd Critérium des As
    2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman
    3rd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
    3rd Bruxelles–Meulebeke
    4th Tour of Flanders
    8th Milan–San Remo
    8th Omloop Het Volk

### 1965

    1st Paris–Brussels
    Tour de France
       1st stage 7
    1st stage 2 Giro di Sardegna
    1st stage 3 Tour of Belgium
    3rd Overall Paris–Luxembourg
       1st stage 4
    1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
    1st Ath, Eeklo, Issoire, Lebbeke, Lokeren, Londerzeel, Mol, Saint-Claud, Westerlo, Zwevegem
    2nd 1965 Paris–Roubaix
    2nd Tour of Flanders
    3rd Omloop Leiedal
    3rd Super Prestige Pernod
    5th 1965 Gent–Wevelgem

### 1966

    Tour of Flanders
    1st Schaal Sels
    1st GP Roeselare
    1st Aalst
    1st Herentals
    1st Laarne
    1st Libramont
    Tour de France:
       1st stages 6 and 22a
    1st Mol, Rumbeke, Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Stabroek
    2nd Elfstedenronde
    3rd Circuit du Brabant central [fr]

### 1967

    1st Road race, National Interclubs Championships
    1st Ronde van Limburg
    Vuelta a Andalucía
       1st stage 1, 3, 4 & 7
    1st stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
    1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
    1st stage 2a & 5a Grand Prix Sul
    1st GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman
    1st Circuit des Frontières
    1st Antwerpse pijl, Breendonk, Essen, Garancières-en-Beauce, Kalmthout, Stekene, Tessenderlo, Westerlo
    3rd Omloop Het Volk
    3rd 1965 Gent–Wevelgem
    3rd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
    5th 1965 Paris–Roubaix
    10h Bordeaux–Paris

### 1968

    1st stage 4 Giro d'Italia
    1st stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
    1st Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
    1st Schaal Sels
    1st Auvelais, Herne, Honselersdijk, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Sint-Niklaas
    2nd Grand Prix de Saint-Tropez
    3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
    3rd Grand Prix de Saint-Raphaël
    4th Milan–San Remo
    4th 1965 Paris–Roubaix

### 1969

    Vuelta a España:
       1st stage 6
    3rd Puivelde Koersel [nl]

### 1970

    1st Knokke
    3rd Omloop van de Fruitstreek